[Takayashu and pregnancy].
Takayashu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large arteries, usually affecting the aorta and its large branches and the pulmonary arteries, with a higher incidence during the childbearing years. We report the case of a 33-year-old patient, primigravida with Takayashu arteritis diagnosed three years ago. At 37 weeks of gestation, she was admitted for a pre-eclampsia and a left ventricular insufficiency. Elective caesarean section under general anesthesia after joint decision between the attending obstetrician and the medical and anesthetic consultants, and allowed the extraction of a hypotrophic baby. The association of pregnancy with Takayashu's arteritis is almost always uneventful. It is associated with high values of maternal blood pressure and severe intra-uterine growth retardation.
Belyamani
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L
Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Mohamed-V, Rabat, Morocco. lbelyamani@hotmail.com
Azendour
H
H
Elmoqadem
A
A
Kouach
J
J
Zidouh
S
S
Drissi Kamili
N
N
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000628:therapy